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Statue of Hachikō

statue in Shibuya, Tokyo
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Summary

Statue of Hachikō is a statue[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of statue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,192 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Teru Andō[3], Takeshi Andō[4]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dōgenzaka[5]
  • Country: Japan[6]
  • Genre: public art[7]
  • Depicts: Hachikō[8]
  • Made from material: bronze[9]
  • Location: Shibuya scramble crossing[10]
  • Commons category: Statue of Hachiko (Shibuya)[11]
  • Inception: April 21, 1934[12]
  • Public transport stop: Shibuya Station[13]

Why It Matters

Statue of Hachikō has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · 23artashes · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Shibuya scramble crossing
    Inception → +1934-04-21T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → statue
    Genre → public art
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Tokyo-Shibuya-and-Shinbashi---2025-07-13 094.jpg"
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